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| Whole Wheat Pasta with Turkey Sausage & Mustard Greens | |||||||||||
| Jeff Violette, for Cooking Light - serves 8 | |||||||||||
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I knew this was going to be good; but I had no idea exactly how flavorful and satisfying it would be. |
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| 1/2 cup low-salt chicken stock 13.5 oz. whole wheat blend pasta, rotini or corkscrew 2 teaspoons olive oil 1-1/2 cups chopped yellow onion 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 pound turkey Italian sausage |
8 oz. bagged, prewashed, mustard greens or spinach 1/2 cup half-and-half 1/2 cup grated fresh romano cheese salt & pepper, to taste |
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| 1 | Place 1/2 cup stock in a small saucepan over medium heat; simmer until reduced to 3 tablespoons (about 6 minutes). Remove from heat. |
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| 2 | Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; cook pasta until al dente. Drain well. |
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| 3 | Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook until tender, stirring occasionally. Add garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove casings from sausage. Add sausage to pan; cook until browned, stirring to crumble. |
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| 4 | Stir in greens; cook 2 minutes or until greens wilt. Stir in reduced stock, half-and-half and cheese. Stir briefly until mixture thickens slightly. |
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| 5 | Combine sausage mixture with pasta. Season with salt and pepper. |
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